The Castle (1994 film)

The Castle
DVD cover
Directed by	Aleksei Balabanov
Written by	Franz Kafka (novel) Aleksei Balabanov
Starring	Nikolay Stotsky Svetlana Pismichenko Viktor Sukhorukov Anwar Libabov
Music by	Sergey Kuryokhin
Release dates	1994
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Russia / Germany / France
Language	Russian

The Castle (Russian: Замок, translit. Zamok) is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It is a sophisticated and ambiguous parable of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. This funny, somewhat bizarre, and distinctive film won official selections to film festivals in Montreal and Rotterdam, and two national Nika Awards.

The film was also noted for its original soundtrack by Sergey Kuryokhin and costumes/sets design in bruegelian style. The stars of the film include Nikolay Stotsky, Svetlana Pismichenko, and Viktor Sukhorukov.

Crew

Director and writer — Aleksei Balabanov
Producer — Sergei Selyanov
Cinematographers — Andrei Zhegalov, Sergei Yurizditsky
Production designer — Vladimir Kartashov
Costumer — Nadezhda Vasilyeva

External links

The Castle at the Internet Movie Database

Adaptations of works by Franz Kafka

Films	The Trial (1962) The Castle (1968) The Penal Colony (1970) Klassenverhältnisse (1984) Kafka (1991) The Trial (1993) Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) The Castle (1994) The Castle (1997) K (2002) Metamorphosis (2012)

Literature	Kafka Americana

Comics	Give It Up! The Metamorphosis Introducing Kafka

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